Forest Heath District Council elections explained

Forest Heath District Council in Suffolk, England was elected every four years. between the last boundary changes in 2003 and the final elections in 2015, 27 councillors were elected from 14 wards.^[1] The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of West Suffolk.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control		Years
	19731976
	19761979
	19791983
	19831987
	19871991
	19911999
	19992019

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1995 until 2019 were:^[3]

Councillor	Party		From	To
Adrian Rogers^[4]		May 1995	May 1997
Paul Dwane^[5]		5 Jun 1997	9 May 1999
Geoffrey Jaggard^[6]		1999	25 May 2011
James Waters		25 May 2011	31 Mar 2019

James Waters served as leader of the West Suffolk shadow authority prior to the new council coming into effect in 2019, but he was unsuccessful in securing a seat at the first election to the new council.

Council elections

• 1973 Forest Heath District Council election
• 1976 Forest Heath District Council election
• 1979 Forest Heath District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[7]
• 1983 Forest Heath District Council election
• 1987 Forest Heath District Council election
• 1991 Forest Heath District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[8]
• 1995 Forest Heath District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[9]
• 1999 Forest Heath District Council election
• 2003 Forest Heath District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^{[10] [11]}
• 2007 Forest Heath District Council election
• 2011 Forest Heath District Council election
• 2015 Forest Heath District Council election

By-election results

2015-2019

References

• By-election results

External links

• Forest Heath Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Your Council . 2009-10-24 . Forest Heath District Council . 9 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091109134101/http://www.forest-heath.gov.uk/Council/ . dead .
2. News: Forest Heath . 2009-10-24 . BBC News Online.
3. Web site: Council minutes . West Suffolk Council . 22 June 2022.
4. News: Disappointed Shirley stopped from being chairman of council . 22 June 2022 . Newmarket Journal . 25 May 1995 . 6.
5. News: Council leader elected after second ballot . 22 June 2022 . Newmarket Journal . 12 June 1997 . 4.
6. News: District Council elects new leaders . 22 June 2022 . Newmarket Journal . 3 June 1999 . 5.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
9. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
10. News: Local elections . 2009-10-24 . BBC News Online.
11. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.